I've a similar relationship with She & Him where I like their albums on the first two listens before they really start to grate, as much as I like Zooey Deschanel and everything.
I liked Europe but the first Allo Darlin' album is by far their best, some even consider Europe their sophomore slump. Their music doesn't sound forced in any way or have a novelty factor like what I find with some indiepop bands and that's what makes their albums stand up well to repeated listens. They're half Australian half English actually, and based in London. You can certainly tell that their frontwoman Elizabeth Morris is from Australia as her accent comes through nicely in her singing.
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